Colorado Man Dies During Routine Surgery After Distracted Doctors Silence Alarms to Play Music Bingo: Lawsuit

Colorado Man Dies During Routine Surgery After Distracted Doctors Silence Alarms to Play Music Bingo: Lawsuit

A lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount after a patient died during cataract surgery when medical staff silenced alarms to play a music bingo game.

'Just Disgusted': Colorado Man Died As Doctors Played ‘Music Bingo’ and Turned off Vital Sign Alarms During Routine Cataract Surgery, Family Reaches Settlement

The family of Bartlett “Bart” Writer, a beloved Colorado father and financial adviser who died during what was supposed to be a routine cataract surgery, has reached a settlement with the doctors accused of failing to monitor his vital signs while allegedly playing “music bingo” in the operating room. Bart Writer, 56, died on Feb. 3, 2023, after undergoing a standard 10-minute cataract procedure at InSight Surgery Center in Lone Tree, a suburb o…

Man dies during routine eye surgery while doctors played 'musical bingo'

A man died during a routine eye surgery while the doctors played a game of 'musical bingo,' read a lawsuit filed by the man's family.

Lawsuit: Doctors play music bingo during surgery, allegedly leads to patient's death

The surgery, a cataract procedure, was considered routine, with nearly four million performed annually in the U.S.

Doctors playing ‘music bingo’ missed that their patient had stopped breathing

Bart Writer, 56, died shortly after undergoing cataract surgery at InSight Surgery Center on February 3, 2023